Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Swaziland, you would:
Economy
be 87.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 34.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 80.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 53.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 13.9 times more money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $4,108 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.2% more likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
